Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 26,551 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 26,551 for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Cameroon peaked at 26,551 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,251, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,002 | 5,251 | 24,662 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,900 | 23,403 | 26,117 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,183 | 22,102 | 26,551 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 29 Peru 30,510 compare
- 30 Mexico 27,627 compare
- 31 South Sudan 27,045 compare
- 33 Malaysia 26,183 compare
- 34 Sierra Leone 22,420 compare
- 35 Cote d'Ivoire 21,913 compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 411,818 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 419,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 426,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 413,677 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 8.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 420,635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Cameroon?
- Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Cameroon was 26,551 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 26,551 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,251 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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